Author: willem.jan.hofmans@hfsc.ch

In the post “There is hope” in November 2015 I shared with you that 80% of today’s leaders act from a mind-set focused on threats, fears and problems, and only focus on removing, fixing or reducing these (Mastering Leadership by Bob Anderson & Bill Adams). Their actions do not support meaningful and sustainable improvements. They are …

Do you remember when you were a child and you did not like something someone said or did to you? Do you have young children or grandchildren? What happens when you feed them something they do not like? Yes, indeed, you get feedback instantly! So, what is it about adults that we appear to lose …

The last few weeks have again provided plenty of examples about leadership, or lack thereof, which must be so confusing for many people and, in particular, the younger generation. Two come to mind. In South Africa, the highest court ruled that President Jacob Zuma violated the constitution for failing to repay taxpayer’s money on upgrades …

What I have noticed is that people often make statements like: “she is a natural leader” or “he is a born leader”. This implies a limitation, i.e. you either have it or you do not. Are leaders born? Absolutely! Where else would they come from? Are they made? Absolutely! However, it means one needs to …

Although it may be obvious from what we are witnessing in the world in terms of leadership, it was refreshing to find some hard data in an excellent new book by Bob Anderson and Bill Adams called “Mastering Leadership“. From their database of 360° feedback for 500’000 leaders in organisations they found that 80% of …

The recent attacks in Paris, Sinai, Beirut, Kano and too many other places are atrocious, terrible and an aberration. Is the answer an eye-for-an-eye or are there other ways? Whereas the heinous crimes and criminals need to be dealt with firmly, have we not evolved further as mankind since the crusades centuries ago? Too many …